Laurie Chimento
Tile vs pergo laminate
We are rehabbing our first investment property to rent. I got the tile estimate today to do the bathroom and kitchen (about 200 sq ft) and it came to $2500. That would cover everything (materials and labor) EXCEPT the...
Brooks Conkle
Buying foreclosures on the steps getting easier?
I've noticed that Auction.com/Zillow lists properties with upcoming dates. Before, you had to be ''in the know'' by constantly checking a purchased list. Now there is plenty of time to get a title search done and chec...
Lawrence Smith
BUYING WHOLESALED PROPERTIES OR AUCTIONED PROPERTIES
OK, so I am a fairly new investor from Washington, DC an I am realizing that most of the worthwhile deals in the city are auctioned properties or wholesaled deals which require "ALL CASH" offers. Since I am fairly ne...
Bryce V.
Crypto rent payments
Can I accept crypto currency as rent payment through my llc?
Jordan Coates
Using Home Equity Line for Down Payment-I need some advice!
My wife and I are new investors with one single family rental in our "portfolio". In my area there are a lot of $80,000 or so homes that can be bought to rent at $800-$900 per month. The cash flow on these deals (wh...
Kara Johnson
Rental income...
My apologies if this has been asked a million times. I searched the forum but couldn't find a relevant thread.
My question is for the the buy-and-holds. What do you do with your rental income? IE; how much of a reser...
Chris G.
To Refi or Not to Refi
Hey everyone!Here's the deal. I have looked all over and crunched the numbers and wanted to see what the overall consensus is on a FHA to Conventional loan to get PMI removed. Since I put less than the required amount...
Account Closed
A Lesson on Liquidity - My P2P Experience
I thought I would share this experience as an example of how investment expectations can differ drastically from reality. Luckily the amounts involved here were relatively small, and it was more of an annoyance than a...
Catherine Decker
Converting traditional IRA/401K to Self-directed or SoloK
Hi - I have been doing research on self-directed IRAs and SoloK's. I would like to either roll-over a 401K from a former employer into a SoloK or self-directed IRA or start one.Here's what I want to know, has anyone d...
Jordy Lewis
Auctions..how to get around cash only
Husband and I plan to attend an auction soon and have listened and read that you can get around the cash only....but it isnt very black and white how?! Any ideas or suggestions? We have plenty of liquid cash but if we...